Music‐based interventions in community settings: Navigating the tension between rigor and ecological validity. Issue 1 (6th October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Habibi, Assal; Kreutz, Gunter; Russo, Frank; Tervaniemi, Mari
• Is Part Of: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Volume 1518:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2022-10-06
• Subjects: auditory -- cognition -- health -- learning -- music -- quality of life -- transfer -- well‐being; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14908
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0077-8923

Abstract

Abstract: Empirical research of community‐based music interventions has advanced to investigate the individual, social, and educational implications of arts‐for‐wellbeing practices. Here, we present the motivations, aims, hypotheses, and implications of this complex field of inquiry. We describe examples of recent large‐scale investigations to reflect on the major methodological challenges. Community‐based music interventions strike a balance between the empirical rigor of clinical trials and the demands of ecological validity. We argue that this balance should be viewed as an asset rather than a mere pragmatic compromise. We also offer some perspectives on best‐practice models for effectively engaging in this type of work.